Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Political Refugees in America

Michael Medved at Townhall.com sees the big picture: millions of Americans are fleeing from overtaxed, over-regulated liberal states such as California, New York, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey and flocking to more conservative states such as Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, and Utah. When states such as New York threaten to raise taxes on residents in the highest income bracket, it's enough to make them start thinking about pulling up stakes and moving to where they can hold on to more of their money. In the age of telecommuting, it is not always essential to be physically present in centers of commerce such as New York or Los Angeles. Already this is translating to more electoral votes for states such as Texas and Florida. On the other hand, Medved does not mention the instances where out-migration from blue states have diluted conservative strength in Colorado, New Hampshire, and other states.

Charles Sakai, aka "Bloodthirsty Warmonger"

Visit to Hawaii, 1988 (Pearl Harbor in background) This is a showcase and forum for my passions. The alias "Doc Adler" appears after each posting to bring attention to my other, psychological blog, "Up and Down Time" I plow through a large volume of news sources so that you don't have to.... We make no apologies for our unabashedly conservative bias, as our readers are looking for an antidote to the liberal bias of larger news outlets. We are almost unique in our commitment to cover not only politics and current events, but also the latest in toilet technology, and in championing the cause of homeless people and the mentally ill. To see my profile on Mormon.org, see http://mormon.org/me/2R75-eng/Charles